Creating Story Maps - Nancy Langston

Step by Step Cookbook to Classic StoryMaps. ESRI has created a new, simpler StoryMaps platform. It's very easy to use, but it lacks some of the power of the ... NancyLangston Home BIO > Contact ClimateGhosts Art TippingPoints FeatherbyFeather PetPortraits ReindeerontheMove EarlierBooks LakeSuperior Malheur ToxicBodies ForestDreams,ForestNightmares Essays StoryMaps StepbyStepCookbooktoClassicStoryMaps  ESRIhascreatedanew,simplerStoryMapsplatform.It'sveryeasytouse,butitlackssomeofthepoweroftheolderClassicPlatform.ForthosefolkswhowanttousetheClassicplatform,here'sacookbookIcreatedin2017formystudents.Tocomparethetwoversions,thisESRIblogpostisuseful: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/472a6ddd582b40b58a5a6af2c30a4573Atutorialforthenewplatformishere: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cea22a609a1d4cccb8d54c650b595bc4GetstartedwithClassicStoryMaps:CreateanArcGISpublicaccount(it’sfree).Goto http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/ Clickon“signin”thenclickon“Createapublicaccount”buttonThenclickon"gotoclassicstorymaps"--amorepowerfulprogramthatallowsyougreatercontroloverdesign.Ifyouwanttousetheeasier,simplernewStoryMapsthatonlyallowsyouasingledesign,thenignoretherestofthiscookbook.Here'sthelinktoclassicStoryMaps: https://storymaps-classic.arcgis.com/en/app-list/In aseparatetab,openthetutorialforclassicStoryMaps:https://storymaps-classic.arcgis.com/en/how-to/ Youwillbetakentoabriefbutusefultutorial.Scrollhalfwaydownthepagetothesectiontitled"ChooseaStoryMapapplicationtemplate.”Fromthere,clickon“Appslist”Isuggestchoosingthethirdoption,“StoryMapCascade.” Clickon“build”,andyouaretakenintothe"CascadeBuilder."First,createatitleandthensavebyclickingthefloppydiskicon (beforeyouclickon"addyourimageorvideo."B.AddingImages:AFTERyouhavesaved,thenyoucaneasilyaddimagesyouown(orpublic availableimages)toyourArcGISaccount,whichwillthenallowyouto addthemtoyourStoryMap.Aneasywaytodothisistoclickonthefirst“addimage”,whichisrightunderyourtitle.Thenclickon“ArcGIS”asyourimagesource.You’llthenbeinvitedtoaddimagestoyouronlineESRIaccountfromyourowncomputer..Addlots.They’llbethereinyourArcGISaccountforwheneveryouneedthem.YoucansearchforpublicimagesbyclickingonFlickr(evenifyoudon'thaveyourownFlickraccount).Clickon"AllFlickr"thenselectyourlicenseformthedropdownmenu.Choosing"PublicDomain"willtakeyourtoimagesinthepublicdomainwhichyoucanusewithproperattribution. ClickingonUnsplashwillalsotakeyoutoimageslicensedundertheCreativeCommonsZerolicense,whichyoucanuseaswell.C.AddingSections:Onceyouhavecreated yourcover,then  youneedtostartaddingsections.Clickthetiny+atthebottomofthepage.Eachtimeyoucreateanothersection,chooseasectionoption:text,media,immersivesection.Saveoften!D.CreatinganImmersivesection:Immersivesections arethemostchallengingtocreate--but  they’reworththeeffort.Itypicallyrequireatleastoneimmersivesection.Thistutorialisuseful: https://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2016/07/12/using-the-story-map-cascade-builder-immersive-sections/E.CreatingaMap:YoucanuseotherpublicmapsinESRIStoryMap,butit'sgoodtocreateyourown.Followthistutorialtodoso: learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/create-a-map/F.SharingyourSite:Afteryou’veadded yourmaterialsandtestedyoursite,savingfrequently,thenit'stimetoshareitwiththepublic.Clickontheglobeicontodothis.Sources:Iwarnmystudentstobecarefulaboutcitingallsources,butStoryMapdoesnotmakeitentirelyeasytoaddsources.Irequirethemtoincludetheimagesourceineachimagecaption,andIalsorequireafinalsectiontitled"Sources"attheendofthemap.Itellthemtoaddendnotesinbracketsintheirtext(forexample,"Someone'sexcitingquote,"[1]),andthencitethosesourcesbynumberintheirsourcessection(ie,1.ExcitingSourceforExcitingQuote.) EXAMPLES Gettingsituated:StartbycheckingoutsomeexamplesofESRIStoryMaps:OnJapaneseinternmentcampsinCalifornia:storymaps.esri.com/stories/2017/japanese-internment/OnNorilsk'sminingpast: http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2016/norilsk/Ontheborderlandsandwildlifemigrations: https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2017/embattled-borderlands/index.htmlOndamsalongtheColumbiaRiver: http://warco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=5ae127212e0f432e9886a96f1a6e86bfOnthemigrationsofshorebirds: https://manometinc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=e91643ee51ee4ae2bf6cd93eb09ee30e​​ STUDENTPROJECTS Langston:GreatLakesCompact www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=4b7cd8efebce4ed3b3d0fed6c0930ec1Californiawildfires: www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=545d8131611d457fa7ccc228aefc377bFrackingpollution: www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=6b14705dfdd44ca0b2f6d8866629dcd4Sowards: http://uidaho.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=6bf96d787f204d3ba279e6050669281d Miller: http://claremont.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=22676f736f6c455ba4754ced5c797256 TUTORIALS Itellmysiudentsto openandreadoverthesetutorials,andkeepthemopenastheytryouttheirtestdesign:Basictutorial https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/app-list/cascade/tutorial/ Basic guidetoCascadetemplate(inacascadeformat): https://nation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=a644a02894d246b59ecad16fae25b767 Guidetoimmersivesections: https://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2016/07/12/using-the-story-map-cascade-builder-immersive-sections/ ​ CLASSES ESRIoffersone-dayclassesinStoryMapdesign.Theyaren'tcheapat$605,buttheymightbeuseful.Clickhereforinformation.​ EXAMPLESOFSTUDENTPROJECTSUSING VARIOUSDIGITAL TOOLS AdamSowards:HerewasacollaborativeeffortwithstudentsandSutori: https://www.sutori.com/story/federal-conservation-challenged-grazing-and-grand-junction-hearings (Thisisthemiddleexampleofathree-partseries--theothertwoareinthelinkbelow.)HereisthebeststudentworkIhavewithSutori;thestudentreallyemployedallthetoolstheplatformofferedwell: https://www.sutori.com/story/the-women-of-fortynine-meadowsLast,inananothernon-EHexample,IusedGoogleFusiontablesforastudentproject.Itwassupersimpleandquick.Iwantedtogetsomethingdonedigitalfastandthisworked.AnditcouldbeeasilyadaptedtoanEHcourseandcanbeproducedinveryshortordertogeteveryone'sdigitalfeetwet.  https://fusiontables.googleusercontent.com/embedviz?q=select+col2+from+1xQjzz6GDpLi_UuLy__hcjs5BjemmhuW94Zt-dVNa&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=46.72702460736493&lng=-117.01181842726136&t=1&z=17&l=col2Alloftheseandmore(andmanywithwidelyvaryingqualities)arefoundhere: http://adamsowards.net/teaching/digitalstudents/MeganRaby:Examples areon: https://exit69history.wordpress.com/ & http://globalenvironmentalhistory.weebly.com/.  Wordpress: https://exit69history.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/1/https://exit69history.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/2/https://exit69history.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/a-brief-environmental-history-of-the-st-olaf-prairie-by-haley-flom/StorymapJS+Weebly:http://globalenvironmentalhistory.weebly.com/qanats.htmlhttp://globalenvironmentalhistory.weebly.com/ivory.htmlhttp://globalenvironmentalhistory.weebly.com/islam.htmlTimelineJS+Weebly:http://globalenvironmentalhistory.weebly.com/timeline.html (collectiveclassproject,eachstudentchoseaneventforthetimeline)NancyLangston:examplesusingSutori(anditsearlierversion,Hstry.com,nowdefunct)andweeblyat http://environmentalhistoriesofthefuture.weebly.com/https://www.sutori.com/story/the-future-climate-of-baraga-countywww.sutori.com/story/a-future-of-hope?schoolClassId=34317Voyant:  bit.ly/2DodFsx and https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-015-0744-7AndrewStuhl: hypothes.is plug-inforwordpress(addingannotationstotext):  http://nfnh2017.scholar.bucknell.edu/chapter6/Thenow-retired"PlacesandEventsPortal"(hostedbytheRachelCarsonCenter): http://www.environmentandsociety.org/tools/map#/content/interactive_display_item/search/bucknell/Wordpresswebsites:  http://seh030.blogs.bucknell.edu/Wikipediasites:-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Park  Home BIO > Contact ClimateGhosts Art TippingPoints FeatherbyFeather PetPortraits ReindeerontheMove EarlierBooks LakeSuperior Malheur ToxicBodies ForestDreams,ForestNightmares Essays